AEG Santo 2972-6i User Manual

…KO - SANTO 2972-6 i

Integrating Fridge Freezer

Operating and Installation Instructions

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Dear customer,

Before placing your new refrigerator/freezer into operation please
read these operating instructions carefully. They contain important
information for safe use, for installation and for care of the appliance.

Please keep these operating instructions for future reference. Pass
them on to possible new owners of the appliance.

Notes which are important for your safety or for the proper functioning
of the appliance are stressed with a warning triangle and/or with
signal words (Warning!, Important!, Attention!). Please observe the
following instructions carefully.

Additional information regarding operation and practical applications
of the appliance appear after this symbol.

Tips and notes concerning economical and environmentally sound
use of the appliance are marked with the flower.

In the event of a malfunction, these operating instructions contain
information on how to rectify faults yourself, see the ÒSomething Not
WorkingÓ section.

For futher assistance contact your local AEG Service Force Centre,
see the chapter ÒService and Spare PartsÓ.

Printed on paper manufactured with environmentally sound processes.

who thinks ecologically acts accordingly ...

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Contents

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Appliance Packaging Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Disposal of old Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Remove transport packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Starting up and temperature regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Interior Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Storage shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Door rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Fresh food refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Freezing and storing frozen food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Ice pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Preparation of Ice Cubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Frozen Food Symbols/ Freezing calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Switching off the appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Cleaning and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Energy Saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Something Not Working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Changing the light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Service and Spare Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Guarantee Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Installation Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Your appliance needs air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Reversing the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Housing dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Instructions for total building-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Regulations, Standards, Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

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Safety

Please read this instruction book before using the appliance and retain
for future reference. These warnings are provided in the interests of your
safety, ensure you understand them fully before using the appliance.

Intended use

¥ The appliance is intended for use in the home. It is suitable for the

cooling, freezing and storing of frozen food, as well as for making
ice. If the appliance is used for purposes other than those intended
or used incorrectly, no liability can be accepted by the manufacturer
for any damage that may be caused.

¥ Alterations or changes to the appliance are not permitted for reasons

of safety.

Prior to initial startÐup

¥ Check the appliance for transport damage. Under no circumstance

should a damaged appliance be plugged in! In the event of damage,
please contact your retailer.

Refrigerant

The refrigerant isobutane (R600a) is contained within the refrigerant
circuit of the appliance, a natural gas with a high level of environ­mental compatibility, which is nevertheless flammable.

¥ During transportation and installation of the appliance, be certain that

none of the components of the refrigerant circuit become damaged.

¥ If the refrigerant circuit should become damaged:

Ð avoid open flames and sources of ignition;

Ð thoroughly ventilate the room in which the appliance is situated.

Safety of children

¥ Keep packaging material away from children.

¥ Please make old appliances unusable prior to disposal. Pull out the

mains plug, cut off the mains cable and remove any locks or cat­ches, to prevent young children being trapped inside.

¥ Do not allow children to tamper with the controls or play with the product.

Daily Operation

¥ Containers with flammable gases or liquids can leak at low tempe-

ratures. There is a risk of an explosion! Do not store any containers
with flammable materials such as, spray cans, fire extinguisher refill

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cartridges etc in the refrigerator/freezer.

¥ Bottles and cans must not be placed in the freezer compartment.

They can burst when the contents freeze, high carbonate content
drinks can even explode! Never store lemonade, juices, beer, wine,
sparkling wine etc. in the freezer compartment.

¥ Ice cream or ice cubes can cause Òfrost/freezerÓ burns if consumed

straight from the freezer.

¥ Do not touch frozen food with wet hands. Your hands could stick to

the food.

¥ Do not operate any electrical appliances in the refrigerator/freezer

(e.g. electric ice cream makers, mixers etc.).

¥ Before cleaning the appliance, always switch off the appliance and

disconnect from the electricity supply.

¥ When unplugging always pull the plug from the mains socket, do not

pull on the cable.

Service

¥ Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the appliance

yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause
injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local AEG Service
Force Centre.

Disposal

Appliance Packaging Information

All materials are environmentally sound.

The plastics can be recycled and are identified as follows:

>PE< for polyethylene, e.g. the outer covering and the bags in the
interior.

>PS< for polystyrene foam, e.g. the pads, which are all free of chlo­rofluorocarbon.

The carton parts are made from recycled paper and should be dispo­sed of at a waste-paper recycling collection location.

Disposal of old Appliances

For environmental reasons, refrigeration appliances must be dispo­sed of properly. This applies to your old appliance, and - at the end of
its service life - to your new appliance as well.

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Remove transport packaging

The appliance and the interior fittings are protected for transport.

¥ Remove all adhesive tape and packing pieces from the interior of the

appliance.

You can remove any remnants of adhesive using white spirit.

Warning! Before disposing of old appliances make them inoperable.
Remove plug from mains, sever the power cable, remove or destroy any
snap or latch closures, to prevent small children being trapped inside.

¥ Use an authorised disposal site.

Contact your Local Council or Enviromental Health Office to see if the­re are facilities in your area to recycle the appliance.

Starting up and temperature regulation

Wash the inside of the appliance with lukewarm water with a little
bicarbonate of soda added (5ml to 0,5 litre of water). Do not use soap
or detergent as the smell may linger. Dry the appliance thoroughly.

¥ When the refrigerator compartment door is opened, the internal ligh-

ting is switched on. The temperature control knob is located on the
right hand side of the refrigerator compartment.

Setting Ò0Ó: Off.
Setting Ò1Ó: Hightest temperature, (warmest setting).
Setting Ò6Ó (end-stop) : Lowest temperature, (coldest setting).

The exact setting should be chosen keeping in mind that the tempe­rature inside the refrigerator depends on:

-the quantity of food stored

-how often the door is opened

The temperatures in the refrigerator compartment and freezer com­partment cannot be independently regulated.

If you want to freeze fresh food rapidly, select setting Ò6Ó, ensuring that
the temperature in the refrigerator compartment does not drop below
0¡C. You should reset the temperature control knob to setting Ò3Ó or
Ò4Ó, if this does occur.

As soon as the fresh food placed in the freezer has frozen, return the
temperature control knob to Ò3Ó or Ò4Ó.

Important!

High ambient temperatures (e.g. on hot summer days) and a cold set­ting on the temperature regulator (position"5" to "6") can cause the
compressor to run continuously.

If this happens, turn the temperature regulator back to a warmer set­ting (position "3" to "4"). At this setting the compressor will be switched
on and off as usual and automatic defrosting recommenced.

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Interior Accessories

Storage shelves

¥ You should always slide one

of the full size glass storage
shelves into the lowest set of
guides, above the fruit and
vegetable containers, and
keep it in this position.

¥ The height of the storage

shelves can be adjusted:

¥ To do this pull the storage

shelf forward until it can be
swivelled upwards or down­wards and removed.

¥ Please do the same in reverse to insert the shelf at a different hei-

ght. Slide the front half of the Vario storage shelf in another level to
the rear. This will enable you to place tall items on the storage shelf
below.

Adjusting the upper door rack

¥ Depending on the food sto-

red, the upper door racks
can be changed to other
positions or removed. Take
out the refrigerators food,
press the door racks diago­nally upwards at their edges,
reposition them, and press
them back into place.

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Freezing and storing frozen food

You can use your freezer for freezing fresh food yourself.

Important!

¥ The temperature in the freezer compartment must be Ð18 ¡C or col-

der before freezing food.

¥ Please observe the freezing capacity given on the rating plate. The

freezing capacity is the maximum quantity of fresh food that can be
frozen within a period of 24 hours. If you wish to freeze food seve­ral days in a row, please observe a maximum capacity of only 2/3 to
3/4 of that on the rating plate. The quality of the food is best pre­served when it is frozen right through to the core as quickly as pos­sible.

Fresh food refrigeration

To obtain the best performance:

¥ do not store warm food or evaporating liquid in the refrigeator

¥ do cover or wrap the food, particularly if it has a strong flavour.

¥ Position food so that air can circuiate freely round it.

Useful hints:

Meat (all types): wrap in polythene bags and place on the glass shelf
above the vegetable drawer(s)

For safety, store in this way only one or two days at the most.

Cooked foods, cold dishes, etc: these should be covered and may

be placed on any shelf.

Fruit and vegetables: these should be thoroughly cleaned and
placed in the special drawer(s) provided.

Butter and cheese: these should be placed in special airtight con­tainers or wapped in aluminium foil or polythene bags to exclude as
much air as possible.

Milk bottles: these should have a cap and should be stored in the
bottle rack on the door.

Bananas, potatoes, onions and garlic, if not in airtight contain­ers, must not be kept in the refrigerator.